I chose 2 postcard sized photos on which to base the postage-sized slips.
This is an example of passion flower stump work which is featured in a kit made by Jenny Adin-Christie. The embroidery has been created in layers using many techniques.
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I cut away a small section of the photo to insert my slips. This first one is stitched to fill the space as densely as possible (20).
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Close Up
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In this slip, I have padded the 'mushroom' with 2 layers of white felt. The petals are in raised stem stitch, however the stitching is so small as to be ineffective. As I couldn't change colour threads, I stitched the raised stem stitch in a natural thread and painted it afterwards. It just got worse!
I used canvas over the fabric to stitch 23. I didn't think it would work, but what a pleasant surprise!
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This is running stitch (24). It shows the shape and colours but is rather insipid.
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Mounted on A5 card.
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This is an enlargement of a coif from Chapter 1. It is postcard size.
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27, a section of a rose. The leaf is picot stitch with wire through the centre. The petals are sewn on wire, using detached buttonhole stitch.
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This slip has 2 rows of chain stitch using metallic thread.
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29 shows the rose petals and leaf using running stitch.
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This slip is stitched using speckling.
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This slip of a caterpillar shows the development of raised stem stitch.
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The slips displayed on a piece of A5 card.
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